People of Medieval Scotland
1093 - 1371

Document 3/30/1 (RMS, ii, no. 3170 (1))

Description
Rognvald son of Somerled, called ‘king of the Isles’, lord of Argyll and Kintyre, founder of Saddell Abbey, [has given?] to the said house the lands of Saddell Glen (ARG) and of 12 marklands of Ballevain (ARG) in the said lordship.
Firm date
1164 X circa 1207
Probable date
possibly 1164 × 1192
Dating Notes
Death of Somerled × death of Rognvald
Source for Data Entry
RMS, ii, no. 3170 (1)
Trad. ID
RMS, ii, no. 3170 (1)
Calendar number
3/30/1
Charter type
Charter
Language
Latin
Notes
Contained in a royal inspection of King James IV, 1 Jan. 1508. On Saddell Abbey, see A.L. Brown, ‘The Cistercian Abbey of Saddell, Kintyre’, Innes Review 20 (1969), 130-137. A.A.M. Duncan and A.L. Brown have suggested that Rognvald dropped the title of ‘king’ after his loss to his brother Angus in 1192. Duncan and Brown, ‘Argyll and the Isles’, PSAS 1956-57, 198.

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Date Short Summary Primary Witnesses
1164 X circa 1207 Gift (?) of lands of Saddell Glen (ARG) and 12 marklands of Ballevain (ARG) yes


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Date Short Summary Subject Object
1164 X circa 1207 Son of Somerled, lord of Argyll (d.1164) (Familial relationship) Reginald (Ragnvald), lord of Argyll Somerled, lord of Argyll (d.1164)


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Date Short Summary Title Holder
1164 X circa 1207 lord of Argyll Reginald (Ragnvald), lord of Argyll
1164 X circa 1207 lord of Kintyre Reginald (Ragnvald), lord of Argyll
1164 X circa 1207 king of Man and/or the Isles Somerled, lord of Argyll (d.1164)